So much sunlight! Ideally it would have been nice to get some early morning and late evening shots. However I found myself mostly having to deal with high noon and a bit after that. Such interesting shapes and details in this prickly, dry but beautiful world.

A recent trip to Arizona provided an opportunity to experience a completely different landscape. I enjoyed the texture of this place; dry, scratchy and rough. Of course the sun and significantly warmer temperatures were a nice break from New England. There are always challenges when photographing in bright sunlight, but here it was interesting to notice the different hues captured depending on which direction I was facing. Also conditions changed quickly depending on cloud coverage, and distance or location. In the next post I’ll add my desert flora & fauna photos.

I really enjoy using Corel software because of it’s versatility and wide range of effects. This started as a photo of a metal flower sculpture. I think I used about 7 layers to get this effect. Maybe I’m just a crazy leftover Hippie, but I like it.

The end of summer on a windy day. The sun was low in the west but not anywhere near sunset. These sunflowers were about 7 or 8 feet tall, waving & bending in the breeze. It seemed like poor conditions to try to capture them because I had to shoot almost directly into the sun. They were in someone’s fenced off yard.